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Mike McIntire and Michael Luo, The New York Times News Service: ''There has been a rising debate over the ascendancy of super PACs, which operate free of the contribution limits imposed on the candidates but are supposed to remain independent of them. In practice, super PACs have become a way for candidates to bypass the limits by steering rich donors to these ostensibly independent groups, which function almost as adjuncts of the campaigns.''

http://www.truth-out.org/loose-border-super-pac-and-campaign/1330271784



Super Donors: A Guide to the Top Ten Super PAC Givers

Ariel Wittenberg, ProPublica: ''The coming election cycle will likely be the most expensive in history. Thanks to Citizens United and other recent court decisions, individuals, corporations and unions can make unlimited donations to so-called super PACs that support a candidate. The money is flowing in. So, exactly who is donating, and what do they want?"

http://www.truth-out.org/super-donors-guide-top-ten-super-pac-givers/1330798077



Corporate Campaign Spending: They Get What They Pay for

Salvatore Babones, Truthout: ''Why would corporations want to influence elections? The answer is simple. It pays. In a January 2011 article in the Journal of Management, University of Tennessee Business Professor Russell Crook found that corporate political activity has a significantly positive effect on company performance measured using return on investment, return on assets and government-derived revenues.''

http://www.truth-out.org/corporate-campaign-spending-they-get-what-they-pay/1331830946



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